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The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-07-22

we are weaving here wondrons
tapestry. which can be enioved hv
S'ose who are on the other side. W..
are weaving thread after thread in
apparcAt confusion but He who has
'planned tbs task; whc has desiqned
all the dcstinlcs of the universe, in
giving us the moral law that we are
20 obey even when We canno. see its
1ull purrose or the bRnefcent end
that it is ultimately to attain. bids
Us go on in perfect faith that some
whore some time, somehow. the tar
esfry tnat ~ ere weaving shall he
piaced IN It's proper frame, and even
We shall be permitted to see the per
feet beauty of the design, the won
d7ou8 work Of art. the wondrons
creation that stali have bser made
by human beings in humble, lowly
fulfilling Of the tasks that have been
assigned TO them by duty.
Ihe ~h"le hrwen family is COM
losing AMI p9rformlug a maghifi-
cent orator;o that is sending up a
wondr0us ascription Of praise to the
Greater. The siIent y psrformarc. Of
duty, the humble love Of spif,tnal
things, the temptation secretly and
successfully resisted, the charity to
others not because of the loyal lc-
ness we may End in thcr. but be-
cause on every human being we ind
stamped the mage Of the Creator !;
all these tbings lend a grace and
Aiso'ty 70 oHr lives and give a ready
answer to the skGpticai question.
is life wo'th the living, IS the bat
tie worth the fighting, is the burden
worth the heering?"
Yes, the battle is worth TIE fight
jrgi And to those WHO understand
,he magnificent objects that are to be
obtained by the victorious fighting
of the battle Of life, the very strife
itself takes on q fierce delight and
We feel that it is better to battle to
r"ceive many wound, to bear uron
cur souls and upOa Our tbdiea and
upon our souls the scar Of many q
conflict as we'll as we shall enter tie
i3ortats Of our Fathers kingdom to
hear from Him th6 Acknowledgement
of our weIi-earned triumph for ha7~
ing fought his battle. The burden is
worth tho bearing te.ring the heat
Of tie day; through She arid wilder
ness. in spite of hunger and ttirct,
ia spite Of the mocker Of those who,
selfjndulgent, lie in the shade and
wonder that ~e sh3uld continue in
the performance of task for which
there seems to te for q time so little
and so unworthy Of rcQutal. The
burden is worth the beating if we
have the assuTaHce that sofnehows
sometime, we shall be able TO lay it
Guwg a. tie feet Of the Father, to
learn from him the secret why lie has
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The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-07-22
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o.exhausted or worn out lands Some
writer's recommend clover as = re,
claimcr for exhausted lands; but .
soil that Will grow clover is hv NJ
means exbausted-at all events. it is
not the exhausted soil we Shall al
lude to. What we shall refer to is
old fields that have Seen turned out
for wears, an1 have grown 10 with
hriers. pine bushes or sedye grass.
Even these lands can he reclaimed,
anl be made profitable while beino
restored. Nature makes an effort to
restore or heal all wounds that are
inflicted upon her. If a man or
other animal receives cut CT con
fusion, nature at once applies her
healing powers to cure the wound.
So It is also with the vegetable kir g
dom. If a tree or shrub he cut or
wounded, nature exert8 healing pow
crs in proportion to the constitution
Of the plant. 50 if the soil be ex-
hausted or wounned by bad farming.
nature WI coz er it with something
in process Of time-most probably
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The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-07-22

There is a decided pro! fi.ity
now that in tic Presidential election
of 1888, there will be four tickets in
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-07-22

DEMOCRAT.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-09
APoPULAR DEMONSTRATION.

1t should be understood that the
CLEVELAND reception is to be a popular
demonstration in the full sense of that
term. There is to be no partially nor
favoritiSm. Opportunity is not to be
given to any one person to the exclusion
of another to get near the president nor
to have his ear. The occasion is not to
be one of aXe-grinding, and if there is
anybody with particular scheme, po-
litical or otherwise, in view, who pro
poses to take advantage of the preSi-
dents visit to St. Paul to bring any in
tluence to bear upon Mr.. CLEVELAND,
he will be disappointed. The presi-
dent has left all the cares of
Office behind him. He doesn't
want to be bothered with Emporium
ing schemers, nor do we intend
to let him be. The demonstration in his
honor tomorrow night will be a public
expression of the popular esteem for
both the man and the Office he fills. and
every citizen of Minnesota will have an
equal chance in the ceremonies. The
committees to whom have been en-
trusted the duty of preparing for the
reception have kept this idea in mind
and have arranged everything without
any exclusiveness about it. AS a mat
ter of course, where there will be such
an immense throng of people congre
gated together there must be some sys-
tematic arrangement of details to pre-
vent confusion and disorder. This is as
far as the committees have gone, and
they could not have done less and have
performed their duty. So, then, every
person in st. Paul tomorrow night,
without regard to party, sect, race or
color, may consider himself or herself
on an equal footing so far as participant
ing in the demonstration of paying re-
spect to the president of the United
States and his admirable wife is con-
cerned,
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-09
Capt. Edward S. Bean.

All the carnival clubs have been placed
under my command for the reception to
President and Mrs. CLEVELAND, and the boys
must not complain if give them little taste
of military discipline. Naturally will not
expect them to show the same proficiency in
marching that my boys of Company D do, but
the display next Monday evening will not
only be creditable to our city. but genuine
surprise to our guests on that occasion. No,
L have not heard anything from Chicago rela-
tive to my challenge on behalf of Company
d, and, as the only company at Chicago that
was with us at Washington could not attain
a better position than ninth, 1 do not fear
that our laurels will be snatched from us in a
hurry. But we are in earnest in our PROPOSE
ton to drill the company that secures first
prize, and we will not have any trouble about
the purse either. l regretted very much that
1 could not take my company to Chicago, but
the boys could not obtain two holidays in one
year, and hence We must content ourselves
with challenge to the winners at the en-
campment
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-09

GoRMAN machine by rejecting its cam
didate and nominating gentleman for
governor who has never been identified
with any political machine. Senator
JACKSON, the Democratic nominee, is a
clean man, with spotless record, and
there is no possibility of his defeat.
If for any reason the Democratic
ticket in Maryland should be defeated
at the approaching state election, it
would be purely on local issues and
would have no bearing on the presi-
dental election next year. Maryland is
as reliably Democratic on national issues
as Kentucky or Texas. If the Democ-
racy were defeated on the GoRMAN
issue it would only be a blessing for the
party. There is nothing so healthy for
a boss ridden party as an occasional de-
feat. Still it is always better when it
can it be done for a dominant party to
purify itself as has been done in Mary
land. Unless the Minnesota Repub-
licans apply the same processes of self
cleansing, there is no question but that
the next state election will result in a
complete wreck of the whole machine,
even if it does involve the utter defeat
of the party. These are times when the
mass of the voters are exceedingly con-
sentative, and think more about the
means for securing pure government
than they do about party ascendency.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-09
GOULD'S GREED.

JAY GoULD's attempt to absorb the
Baltimore 81 Ohio Telegraph company
into his own great monopoly is raising
a buzz around the old mans ears that
ha didn't expect to hear. There has
been no event in the history of the
country since the days of President
JACKsoN's anti-national bank crusade
that has aroused such popular commo-
ton or created such futter in business
circles. If it was Mr.. GoULD's eXpecta-
ton that his late deal would intensity
the feeling against his monopolistic
greed and his purpose to unload his
monopoly on the government at watered
prices, that has all been anticipated by
the universal cutlery in favor of the
government establishing a postal tele-
graph system in opposition to the GOULD
monopoly. Now that popular excite
ment is at fever heat, it is an opportune
time for the masses of the people to
move in the way of impressing upon
their representatives in congress the
necessity for prompt congressional ac-
ton in regard to this matter. This
nation is entirely too big to be con-
trolled by one man, and man of
Mr.. GoULD's sagacity ought to under
stand it,
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-09
Chief Detectixe o,Connor.

I do not anticipate any great influx of
crooked people next week, but with desire
to be on the safe side we have taken all the
precautions possible to detect the presence of
these unwelcome visitors. Since the presi-
dent entered Chicago we have had one of our
men looking over the crowds, and any sus-
picious characters have been carefully noted
for future disposition if they should give us
call. But st. Paul is not a very congenial
place for crooked people and we do not allow
such people to linger very long with us. Just
as soon as man undertakes any new tricks
here he is pretty apt to bring up at the hall
for investigation, and if he cannot give sat
isfactory account of himself he has about
twenty-four hours left to make his escape
from town. This was demonstrated only a
Few hours ago, when fellow who apparently
put dollar bills inside small package of soap
was hauled up by one of our officers on the
charge of blocking up the sidewalk Nobody
else complained against him, but the officer
told him if he repeated his operations he
would lock him up and confiscate his stock.
That ended it. He has gone
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-09
slower. Higher.
ST. LOUIS CATCHING ON.

Scarcely had the excitement attend
ing the Grand Army encampment and
the presidents visit died away until st.
Louis opened up vigorous crusade
against the free lunch counter. The
fiat has gone forth in that sanity city
that saloons with free lunch annex
shall be baniShed into the regions of
innOcuOus desuetude.
The free lunch counter marked an era
in the progress of American civilization.
1t first came into being as a commercial
necessity. In the days when there were
no boards of trade or stock exchanges
or club houses, the free lunch counter
was established as the general rendeZ-
vOus for the business men of a town,
who assembled at the noon lunch board
to discuss ma tiers of trade and finance
while the inner man was being re-
freShed. New Orleans claims the dis
tinction of being the first American city
to introduce this primitive chamber of
commerce, which soon afterward grew
into popularity throughout the entire
Southwest.
That epoch in our civilization which
made the free lunch counter CONNER
cial necessity belongs to the past. The
deterioration of the free lunch from
what it was in the good old days when
the banker and the merchant were its
devOtees is evidence of the decline of
the institution. Then the cup of coffee
was made of the fragrant product of
Java, and was not the distilled essence
of chicory and logwood, as it is nova
days. The soup that was set up Oh the
free lunch counter in those days was a
credit to the terrapin from which it was
made, and not the feeble imitation of
dishwater that it now is. But with the
rise of the board of trade and the club
house the free lunch counter began to
disappear, until to-day st. Louis is the
only town of any pretensions that still
clings to this Renaissance of past
civilization. The present crusade in
favor of its abolition is doubtless the
result of st. Louis people being brought
in contact with the ideas of modern civil
iZation by the recent influx of strangers
to that town. The Grand Army encamp-
ment took people there from all parts of
Gl4C COunllS, dlu llidIly strangers were
attracted to the town by desire to see
the president and his wife. 1t was from
them that the st. LouiSiteS learned that
free lunch counters were out of date
and no longer fashionable. When they
heard how that in Chicago, and in St.
Paul, and in other progressive cities of
the West, commercial affairs were man
aged by properly organized commercial
bodies, with a commendable desire to
catch up with the times, the st. Louis
people set vigorously to work to wipe
out the free lunch system. 1t is going
to produce a great revolution in the sa-
loon business in st. Louis, but nOtwith-
standing that fact, if the st. Louis news
papers are to be relied Oh as a fair eX-
pOnent of public sentiment, the free
lunch counter must go. Hereafter when
strangers visit the quaint old town
which stands some twenty miles below
where the muddy waters of the Missouri
rush in conjunction with the clear and
placid Mississippi, they will have to put
up at tavern and pay for their whisky
straight.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-09
Mayor Smith,

There is great difference in the ST. Paul
lire department of to-day compared with the
system that was in operation, it seems to me,
only Few years ago. remember that ne
gotiated for the purchase OF double decker
hand engine, which was very primitive
affair, and used to obtain water from cisterns
when there was fire. Five thousand dol
Lars in bonds of the city of st. Paul were sold
by me to Pittsburg firm at 50 cents flat.
and with the proceeds the engine in ques-
ton was obtained.
BY the way, heard a pretty good story on
Chief BLACK to-day, illustrative of his pas
sion for getting to fire early. few nights
ago there was fire in stable attached to a
Summit avenue mansion, and naturally there
was great deal of excitement in that local
ity. One of the neighbors, in describing the
scene, said: LAS for Chief BLACK, he was on
the spot long beforethe engines arrived
This was not very difficult task for the
chiefs house was not block away from the
fire, and he had not retired for the night
when the alarm sounded.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-09
MRS. CLEVELAND'S COMING

Mrs. CLEvELAND's visit to st. Paul to NOR
row will be an event of unusual local inter-
est After an absence of many years she will
return to the scenes of her girlhood days
FRANKIE FOLSOM left st. Paul Winsome
maiden of tender years, without even a
thought of ambition. Tomorrow she will
come back thewife of the chief magistrate OF
the greatest nation on earth.
*.*
Her return to these scenes of her childhood
should be made happy one. Everything
that can be done ought to be done to make
her feel that the people of St. Paul appre-
ciate the honor she has reflected upon the city
that was once her adopted home. Her greet
ing should be one that an oye4joyed family
would extend to a loved member who has
been away good while, and comes back to
the old home circle to find the love just as
warm in the hearts of the old folks as when
she went away.
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Arrangements have been made for the per-
sonal comfort of the first lady of our land
during her short visit to her old home A
committee of most excellent ladies has
been selected to look after Mrs CLEVELAND
personally, and to see that she receives
proper attention. Another committee Of
ladies will attend to the work of decorating
her rooms, SO that there will be no lack of
attention in these important matters
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But there is one other matter that ought to
be considered in all these arrangements
There are a number Of ladies in this city who
were the companions of FRANK Folsom dur
ing her girlhood days They were her school
mates and playmates. Doubtless Mrs. CLEvE-
LAND remembers every one of them, and
every one of them remembers her. One
could hardly imagine more agreeable feat
ure of her return visit to ST. Paul under such
,cbnspicuously eminent circumstances than
the privilege Of once more looking into the
faces and clasping the hands of those dear
companions of childhood days, who romped
with her in their childish gambols in Irvine
park, or sat on the same hard benches with
her in the old school house on Fifth street.
~
1t is because Of the opportunity for this
pleasant revival of old memories and the re-
newing Of old associations that the GLOBE
ventures to make the suggestion that all the
ladies of the city who were FRANKIE Fol-
SONS childhood companions be invited to
occupy the stand with Mrs. CLEVELAND in
Bridge square Monday evening,
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-09
MORE MONOPOLY.

Another telegraph company absorbed
by the Western Union is the story borne
westward by the wires. and now the
only rival that JAY GoULD's mammoth
monopoly has is the United Postal Tele-
graph company, owned by Bonanza
MACKAY. With Pacific Mail steam
ships, the telegraph and leading railroad
lines in his grasp, no wonder GOULD is
at once the terror and scOurge of Wall
street. We need not look to reduction
of telegraph tolls under the existing ar
rangement, but rather an increase to
meetthe demands upon the watered stock
of the Western Union, and, as usual, the
public will suffer. Some sanguine indi-
viduals ella i'm to see in the new purchase
an advantageous disposal of GoULD's
holdings to the government of his tele-
graph interests. Such a consummation
is devoutly to be hoped for, but it will
hardly be reached this side of the mil
lennium.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-09
MARYLAND INDEPENDENTS

The opposition papers talk about the
Independent movement in Maryland
just as if they expected it to pan out
into a Republican victory. The indie
pendent movement is an old trick in
Maryland politics, and as it has never
amounted to anything in the past there
is no special reason to suppose that it
is going to amount to anything now.
1t is a lamentable truth that it has
occurred in Maryland just as it has
occurred in Minnesota and other states
where party maiorities are overgrown,
rings have succeeded in getting hold of
the party machinery, and the party IS
often RIM more for individual benefit
than in the interest of the public well
fare. 1t is notorious fact that
Senator GoRMAN is Supposed to
be at the head of the Maryland
machine, and every independent move.
ment that is inaugurated is ostensibly
for the purpose of overthrowing the
.GoRMAN machine. That is the ostensi-
BILE object of the usual Maryland indie
pendent movement, while in reality the
Independent leaders have only been the
puppets of Republican ring, which is
still more offensive than the GoRMAN
machine. So that when it has come to
making choice of two masters the people
of Maryland have contented themselves
with making choice of the most respect
able of the two. In the present in
stance, however, the Independents are
deprived of an excuse of waging an in
dependent warfare on the ground of OPP
position to the GoRMAN dynasty. The
Democratic party of Maryland, in. state
convention assembled, disposed of the
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-09
p. T. KaYanaDh.

+ Real estate has been very quiet, but
it is only the calm before the storm,
and during this month I expects q
big revival of interest in this SUBJ
ject. At present people are too much en-
crossed in the presidents visit to pay much
attention to business. but as soon as that, is
ended matters viii resume their normal con
dition, and real estate will again be upper
most. No very large sales have been reported
thus far for october, but a number of offers
are pending, and merely wait closing up a
few trifling details to be consummated. do
not take any stock in the statement circulated
that prices have been held too high for st.
Paul real estate, for the demand certainly
should regulate the rate, and this think has
been the case thus far here. All the real
estate men that I have conyersed with, and
they are a legion, agree with me in this
opinion, and the subsequent sales of real
estate here will show their determination on
this basis.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-09
SOME GLOBULAR THINKS.
WHEN HE WAS BORN.

An uptown family boasts of two Sons,
which are very bright little fellows The
eldest is eleven years of age and the young
est has just turned his seventh year. The
youngest came home from down town the
other day, where he had been with his
mother on shopping tour. When he came
into the house and saw his brother, he said
very excitedly:
''Oh, Johnny, saw a whole store full of
flags, just like that one papa put out when
George Washington was born.'
Johnny looked at his young brother In dis
gust. "When George Washington was born"
he said, with laugh. t'George Washington's
been dead long time. You mean on
George Washington's birthday"
The little fellow Strengthened up and with
an injured look replied. ''Well, if George
Washington's birthday amt when he was
born, when was it?'
A LONG FELT WANT.
He wore a broad .brimmed hat and his
breath smelt like sour olives. An ugly look
ing revolver hung over the edge of his top
boots, and his general makeup indicated that
he was from the wilds of Montana. Stopping
in front of Third street hardware store, he
turned and went in.
"Give me er paper ov eight-ounce tacks,''
he said to the smutty-faced clerk who glided
up to him, The tacks were handed him and
tearing open the paper, he turned The con-
tents down his throat. Smacking his bps he
said, ''That ar Gums nearer strikin' Their spot
than ennything I've drunk sence l left Miles
City. Their whiskey down this way don't
seems ter strike me nohow. Guess yer might
ez well guy me er dozen er so papers ov them
ar lacks ter.kinder coax my appetite along
till git back ter Montany.''
WORKED BOTH WAYS.
The faith cure doctor took the hand of his
patient and looking into his eyes said:
Il can cure you.''
Patient-Are you sure?
Every sure. All you've got to do is to be-
ieve. Just believe you're cured. That's all. ~
''All right I'll tryit. Good day."
'Hold on minute my man, didn't you for
get something's
"What?"
'The fee. charge a dollar visit"
"Oh, yes. Well, believe. All you've got to